Two men who were arrested over the death of a war veteran following a house fire in Guildford have been released with no further action taken.

Frederyk 'Fred' Kucharski, who was 92, died in hospital on July 11 this year after the blaze at his home in Slyfield Green five days earlier.

A post-mortem examination found he died as a result of injuries sustained during the fire.

A 20-year-old man and a 19-year-old man, both from Guildford, who were arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life have now been released with no further action taken, Surrey Police said.

In October, police revisited the scene of the incident and renewed calls for anybody with information to come forward.

A statement, issued on behalf of Mr Kucharski’s family, said: “Fred was a lovely man and will be missed by all his family and friends. Nobody should suffer the way he did.

“He had an amazing life, fleeing from Poland at the start of the war, living and fighting the Germans during the war and then finding his brother at the end of the war in Witley Camp. So to think he then lost his life to arson at the age of 92 is terrible.

“His happiest times were when he was married to May and although she sadly died young in 1987 she was the love of his life. He still regularly visited her grave and always left flowers up until his tragic death.

“Only in his death have we truly realised what an extraordinary person Fred was. He will be sadly missed.”

A 37-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man, who were initially arrested on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life and were later rearrested on suspicion of murder, are due to answer their bail on Wednesday (December 11).